Rosters announced for BCHL Top Prospects Game
The B.C. Hockey League has announced the rosters for the league’s 2022 Top Prospects Game to be held Jan. 14 at the South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton.
Forty players, split into two teams, will compete against each other for 60 minutes to determine a winner in front of fans, pro scouts and NCAA coaches.
The rosters consist of players already selected for the 60th Anniversary All-Star Weekend, NHL Central Scouting listed and watch-listed players and players selected by B.C.-based NHL scouts to fill the remaining spots.
2001-born players were not considered since they are no longer NHL Draft eligible.
While the rosters are mostly split between Coastal Conference and Interior Conference, some 19-year-old players will play outside their conference to make the numbers work.
Two members of the Vernon Vipers will play in the game: forward Cam MacDonald and recently-acquired defenceman Talon Zakall, formerly with Merritt.
Congrats to Cam MacDonald and Talon Zakall who were both named to the @BCHockeyLeague's Top Prospects Game! pic.twitter.com/19PMY9qRsV
— VernonVipers (@VernonVipers) December 14, 2021
Coastal Conference roster
| Name | Year | Team | Position | NCAA |
| Hobie Hedquist | 2003 | Alberni Valley | G | North Dakota |
| Kyle Kelsey | 2004 | Victoria | G | N/A |
| Eli Barnett | 2003 | Victoria | D | Vermont |
| Braden Blace | 2003 | Alberni Valley | D | N/A |
| Matthew Campbell | 2003 | Coquitlam | D | Quinnipiac |
| Emanuelson Charbonneau | 2004 | Alberni Valley | D | Omaha |
| Abram Wiebe | 2003 | Chilliwack | D | North Dakota |
| Talon Zakall | 2002 | Vernon | D | Dartmouth |
| Michael Abgrall | 2003 | Surrey | F | Omaha |
| Ethan Bono | 2004 | Alberni Valley | F | Merrimack |
| Mirko Buttazzoni | 2004 | Alberni Valley | F | Clarkson |
| John Herrington | 2002 | Prince George | F | Lake Superior |
| Cameron Johnson | 2004 | Chilliwack | F | Harvard |
| Simon Labelle | 2002 | Prince George | F | Colgate |
| AJ Lacroix | 2005 | Chilliwack | F | N/A |
| Karter McNarland | 2003 | Powell River | F | Vermont |
| Nick Rhéaume | 2002 | Prince George | F | UMass-Lowell |
| Ellis Rickwood | 2002 | Victoria | F | Clarkson |
| Grayden Slipec | 2005 | Surrey | F | North Dakota |
| Matthew Wood | 2005 | Victoria | F | UConn |
Interior Conference roster
| Name | Year | Team | Position | NCAA |
| Ajeet Gundarah | 2002 | Langley | G | N/A |
| Grant Riley | 2003 | Chilliwack | G | Boston College |
| Tristan Allen | 2003 | Merritt | D | N/A |
| Jacob Dewitt | 2004 | Merritt | D | N/A |
| Ryan Hopkins | 2004 | Penticton | D | Maine |
| Tyson Jugnauth | 2004 | West Kelowna | D | Wisconsin |
| Lucas Matta | 2002 | Salmon Arm | D | Western Michigan |
| Joshua Niedermayer | 2004 | Penticton | D | N/A |
| Tyson Dyck | 2004 | Cranbrook | F | N/A |
| Cade Littler | 2004 | Wenatchee | F | N/A |
| Cam MacDonald | 2002 | Vernon | F | Dartmouth |
| Zach Michaelis | 2002 | Trail | F | N/A |
| Bradley Nadeau | 2005 | Penticton | F | Maine |
| Joshua Nadeau | 2003 | Penticton | F | Maine |
| Davide Patella | 2004 | Merritt | F | N/A |
| Luke Pfoh | 2005 | Cranbrook | F | N/A |
| Noah Quinn | 2003 | Cranbrook | F | Bemidji |
| Noah Serdachny | 2003 | Salmon Arm | F | Colorado |
| Felix Trudeau | 2002 | West Kelowna | F | Maine |
| Fin Williams | 2003 | Penticton | F | Michigan |
The coaches for the event were selected based on the standings in each conference, which means Langley Rivermen head coach Burt Henderson will be behind the bench for the Coastal Conference team and Penticton Vees coach Fred Harbinson will be behind the bench for the Interior Conference.